13-letter words containing n, o, c, g, i
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- rising action — a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- robot dancing — a dance of the 1980s characterized by jerky mechanical movements
- rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
- rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
- rock painting — a painting done on rock, usually by early people
- rocket engine — a reaction engine that produces a thrust due to an exhaust consisting entirely of material, as oxidizer, fuel, and inert matter, that has been carried with the engine in the vehicle it propels, none of the propellant being derived from the medium through which the vehicle moves.
- rocking chair — a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.
- rocking horse — a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.
- rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
- rocking stone — any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- rolling hitch — a hitch on a spar or the like, composed of two round turns and a half hitch so disposed as to jam when a stress is applied parallel to the object on which the hitch is made.
- rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- romanticising — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- running costs — The running costs of a business are the amount of money that is regularly spent on things such as salaries, heating, lighting, and rent.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- schizogenesis — reproduction by fission.
- schizogenetic — reproducing or formed by fission.
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scorchingness — the state or quality of being scorching
- scouring rush — any of certain horsetails, especially Equisetum hyemale, used for scouring and polishing.
- second coming — the coming of Christ on Judgment Day.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
- self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
- shocking pink — a vivid or intensely bright pink.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- siege economy — an economy in which the export of capital is limited and import controls are imposed
- sigmoid colon — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significatory — serving to signify
- silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
- silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
- singing voice — the musical quality of a voice when a person is singing
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- social gaming — the playing of online games on social media websites.
- speedcoding 3 — (language) [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.